Title: Volunteer Program Internship - Lincoln Park Adoption Center
Commitment: 12 – 20 hours per week over a 3-6-month semester, minimum 100 hours
Location: Pippen Fasseas Adoption Center, 1997 N. Clybourn Ave Chicago, IL 60614
PAWS Chicago’s dedicated volunteers enable us to continue to save lives and expand the animal welfare services and resources we can offer. It would be impossible to fulfill the mission of a No Kill Chicago without them! Volunteers touch every aspect of our operations, and this work enables us to magnify our impact and save more lives. The PAWS Chicago Volunteer Program manages all facets of a robust volunteer workforce and supports the operation of every department of the organization, from development to veterinary services, adoptions to community outreach, and everything in between.
Duties and Responsibilities
Interns will engage in a variety of areas including, but not limited to:
- Participating in community engagement, recruiting, and training new volunteers
- Ensuring a smooth workflow for volunteer onboarding
- Communicating with prospective and current volunteers
- Maintaining the volunteer database
- Managing general email boxes and responding to messages in a timely manner
- Preparing and analyzing volunteer reporting
- Providing guidance and supervision for volunteers
Helpful Skills
- Passion for animals and belief in our mission to create a No Kill Chicago
- Excellent written and verbal communications, with the ability to represent the mission, goals, policies, and core values of PAWS Chicago in a sincere and energetic manner
- Ability to adapt, work collaboratively with a team, and solve problems proactively
- Organizational skills
- Commitment to a high level of customer service
- Basic computer skills, including e-mail and Microsoft Office
- A genuine interest in, and desire to learn more about animal welfare and the No Kill movement
This internship may interest you if you are interested in the following fields: Administration, Animal Sheltering, Business, Communications, Community Engagement/Education, Customer Service, Non-Profit Management, Operations, Program Management, Shelter.
This role is only available in-person.
Please note that all PAWS Chicago internships are unpaid.
